LOCAIi XOB.E.
(advertisements in this column charged; for
at the rate ol 15 cents per line.
Bom, Feb 20, to Mr and Mrs
- Charles W. Young, a son. .
Win. Holgate, upholstery and
cabinet work, one door south E M.
- Wade's Main street. , ;
Io the estate of Willian Elliott
private sale of the real property has.
been ordered by the probate court.
The marr!a?e of Mrs Esther
Moore and Albert Banlier wa- sol
emnized at the Mf taodlst - parsonage
Wednesday eveulug, by Rev, Beeves.
Victor P. Moses returns today
from Tangent where be went to
complete - the .'transfer of the PI, A.
Moses farm to A- D. Hal?, j . ;. -,
April (kb bas been ket as the
1 day foflirarlog objections '..to ,; tbe
final accounc of the administratrix
in the estate of William Al'eo.
r The Sfate Board of - E lucatlon
has trraotd a state diploma to Oscar
B Loag. a graduate ot Philomath
College. .
The First Spiritual Union of Cor
vallis, will bol l services at the Bar
rett Lyceum on Suuday at 3 p m. All
friends invited.
Roderick Nash left Tharedsy
to spend tbe remainder of the year
with his orother, Darwin, ou t he
Nashville farm. ,
There remains odIv one more
week In which to save the rebate on
taxes. Up to yesterday morning,
Sheriff Burnett had collected - $25,
000. W. H. Le9h, well known inCor
vallls, sustained a small loss ot dia
monds In the Dekum , building fire
which occurred in Portland Monday
night.:
' Robert Johnson started to Cal
ifornia, Wednesday, to be absent two
or three weeks. He expects to give
some attention to the California
methods attending the fruit Indus
try. 3 . ,:. .,
There will b services at the
Catholic church tomorrow; Rev.
Father Bucher ot Siletz. officiating,
Mass at 10-30 s. m. and .benediction
at 7-30 p. m. All are cordially in
vited to attend.
Since the sale of three 'driving
horses to tne Taeoma buyer, Jesse
Wiley bas taken a span of blacks in
knnrf t-rt flf nn tn rha morKnt. Tht
uauu pv uf v .. .
horses are not" large, but they are
good travelers and will show up well
when put In condition.
W. H. Franklin came down ' from
the Sound country on 'business.. One
mission was t J appear at tbe Oregon j
City land office where a land contest
In which ne if Interested, was heard
Friday and Saturday. . , - !
United. Evangelical church:
Services tomorrow mormaer and ev
ening. The pastor, H. A. Deck will
occupy the pulpit. Theme for 11
a. m., "The Heavenly Treasure,'' for
7-30 p. m., -The Peerless Christ,"
Witham's school house 3 p. m.
Unitarian setvices: Rev; W. G.
Eliot, Jr., rtate superintendent for the
American Unitarian Association, will
preach the last of a 'series of - four
sermons at Barrett Lyceum, tomor
row evening, March 8, at 7;30 o'clock
The subject of the sermon' ' will be,
"The Work of the Church "' in the
Twentieth Century. All welcome,
T. W. Dilly .is having erected on
the north side of his bicycle stare and
shop, an addition twelve by ... twenty
tour feet. Good weather and, dry
roads make business for the bicycle
tradesmen, and in consequence they
feellke making improvements to
meet demands. f -
The music ot : the saw' in the
Corvallis mills Vis not heard , these
elear mornings; The big lot .of logs
that lined the river frpnt a good part
of the winter has been sawed up and
the mill will be idle until - a supply
can be procured. Arrangements are
being made to bring in logs from
Blodgett, but It is not expected that
a sufficient quantity can " be secured ,
there to give tbe mill .; a continual run i days.
oi any great xengtn, An immense
drive will reach this mill from the
McKeozie river about; July let. , '
A new gasoline engine made en
tirely by the Franklin Foundry Co:,
of this city, was tested at tbe works
Wednesday In the presence of a large
crowd which had gathered from . cur
iosity or more commendable interest.
Tbe test was entirely successful, and
the action of the machine was highly
satisfactory to the builders. The en
gine was designed more particularly
lor marine service, but Us power may
Miss Ber'ha Henkle leaves Mon
day for a month's viiltio Portland.
Mis. T. W. Dilly male a bueiofes
tiip t Albany yesterday, going down
on tbe boat and returning by traiu.
Mrs. W. A. Wills gave a five o'
clock te Thursday in honor , of Miss
Ldtma Smith. There were ten guests.
Mrs. W. G. Davis entertained a
number of friends at her country noma
yesterday afrernoon. ,-
A Portland man bas" the ' con
tract for furnishing a thousaud cav
alry horsri, aud it may . be that our
farmers will have a ctaace to dis
pose ot some of their horses not
strictly drivers or draft animal3. ".
The real' property in the estate
oi R. B. Bl )dgett has been appraised
at $10,000. and the widow. Aor a E.
Blorlgett bus been - named '. as ad-
minlatra r.x. , Br si Its tbe, widow, tbe
heirs are rive sous and eis daugh
ters. ; - ;
William" Dunham and J. J. Cady
have sold their ta'tns in the East and
will probably invest in property iqor
near (Jorvall's. Mr. Dunham s prop
erty was In North Dakota , while Mr.
Cad y 'a was located in Westsru Nebras
ka. 'V",'V;:.
G. F. Garshwiler returned from a
two weeks' trip through Southern Or
egon. He is desirous ot . making a
chancre of location for the bent-fit of
his famllv't beal'h, but he ha not ful
ly determined whether or not be will
go south. ..
Some person stole a Pack of Ya
quioa oysters from C. C. Cbipmao,
Wednesday night. . Mr. Chipman bad
left them outside at the rear of bis
restaurant. Suspicion points t" a cer
tain Individual as the guilty party,
but sufficient evidence has not accum
ulated to warrant his arrest, r
Mr." and Mrs. flay ward gave a
whist end dancing party at Alpha
Hall Saturday evening. Thoe pres
ent were: Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Wilson,
Misses Mabel Withycombe, Grace
Gatch. Clara Fisher, Olive Hamilton,
Sarah Jacubs and Leona Smith,
Messrs. McLoutb, Wilson, , Hays,
Shaw, Gibbs and McKelllpa.
Mies Delia Davenport of Silver
ton, bas been .compe ted on account of
ill health to abandon her studies " at
OAO for a time at least. Wednesday
she took her departure for home.
Mies Davenport will be greatly missed
by her associates, and by others, on
account of her promintnee at enter-"!
tainments and other school .functions.'-
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The wife and two children of
Richard Fossett, the person who Is
awaiting the next session of the cir
cuit court on a charge of larceny from
a dwelling, started ror their former
hem v : Tacom a, " Weineftda.y The,
family bas friends on the Bound, but
Mrs. Fossett's parents reside in
Texas, . .'
Harvey 8ara!ent goes to the state
of Washington today in the interest of
his gopher gun. He returns in a coup
le of weeks, however, and in April
win go to Mentaoa to try his" gun on
prairie' dogs. Mr. Sargent sent one
of his guns to a gentleman near Ash
land a short time ago for trial, arid
the result is that H. M, Hicks, of tbat
locality ' Wednesday,, sent an order for
a dozen- of the guns. ; - i.
. -Lseveral of our Ebdeavorers are
contemplating a visit, to Albany next
week to attend the district C. E. con
vention, i The meetings will continue
three days and every phase of the
work will be considered. ... Mr, Eber
man, v international secretary, and
wife, of Boston, Mass., will 'be there
to represent the ' United Society .of
Christian Endeavor. Other speakers
of importance will also be - present.
The program is such that no Endear
or should miss, if it Is possible to
attend. !
Albany " Herald ; Married, In
Milton, Ore , on Sunday, March 1, at
the borne of the bride's parents, Hod.
and Mrs. J, Clem, Leroy Beeson of
this' city, and Miss Edith Clem. The
groom Is a popular young man of
this city and bas been with Wood
worth Drug Co for several years. The
bride is a former Albany girl and is a
popular young woman. They will re
turn to Albany to reside In a " few
WHERE IS HE?
Mysterious Disappearance of Benton
County Farmer Search Unsuccess- '
ful.
George Armstrong, who has re
sided two miles east of Wells , for
the past dozen year?, is missing,;
A faithful search has ' been - made
from last Monday tip to Thursday
evening without discovery either of
the missing man or - any trace " of
him. Thursday the number of
searchers was 30, and after traverf
sing every possible spot where
there was a hope of finding; either
the man or. his body, the search
was abandoned. .'..;; . ' V
Armstrong' disappeared Monday.
He attended a meeting at the school
house three-quarters of a mile sooth
east of his -place. He had ' been, ail ¬
ing for three months, but on this
particular moraine, he was better
than usual. He made a speech dur
ingthe proceedings! and when the
meeting closed, returned home atf
companied by a neighbor. - There
he changed clothes, and went alone
a quarter of a mile east of the house
towhere Guy Price, the. hired man)
was making: rails. After a lew
minutes conversation with Price,
Armstrong started back to the
house. He complained of feeling
tired, and expressed a doubt as to
whether or not he would- be able
to reach home. Price watched ' htm
until he had proceeded about 150
yards, where the old man passed
into the brush along the way and
disappeared. This was the last
seen of him. ' His - footprints
short distance further along the
way have been traced by the search
ing party. At a certain point how
ever, these footprints suddenly dis
appear, and no further trace can be
found. In the language of one who
followed the trail, the old man,
when he reached the point named,
"seems literally' to have been swal
lowed up."
lhe river is halt a mile oc more
away from where Anntsrong dis-
appeared. It has been dragged,
dynamited, and its banks thorough
ly inspected for further trace, but
entirely without results. The com
munity is wholly at a. loss to ex
plain the mystery, es is also Sheriff
Jiurnett. who was at the scene
Wednesday, : ...
Armstrong is 59 years 01 age
His family consists of a wife, four
daughters and three sons. One of
the latter is in Portland and the
other at The Dalles. -
HELLO, SOAP CREEK! '
Corvallis and Suver Telephone Line to
? he Built at Once. ;
.Provision is about completed for
the construction of a telephone line
from Corvallis via the Monmouth
wagon road to Wells, thence cros
sing'to the Independence wagon
road, and connecting at Suver with a
similar system already built run
ning through Airlie, Falls City , and
.Louisville to Monmouth. A branch
of the Corvallis-Suver line will
run from Wells up Soap Creek to
Baker's farm. The " Organization
for this enterprise is styled "The
Farmers Telephone Co." One share
each ,of the stock is taken by the
farmers on the line at $20. The
Bell Telephone Co. charges each
share-holder 50 cents per month for
use of instrument, and these outlays
entitle stock holders to free connec
tion with all parts of lines already
constructed or which may hereafter
be built. The first meeting looking
to the organization of this company
was held at Wells two weeks ago
by the farmers interested. ' There
are now more than 60 share-holders
in the companv. A meeting is to
be held at Wells to-day to take final
action and start construction of the
line.
IPhIdIic
Verd
8 J
st.
"Your Goods are the New
-and 'your Prices llae Lores'
TRINE AND HIS MEN.
be applied " moet ; anywhere. ' The
manufacturers feel certain that its
advantages are such as to guarantee
alarge'sale. ; - 1 ''..'y.'
A number of Benton . county
people were called to Oregon City
either as principals or witnesses in
contest cases recently to have been
heard at the land office. George W.
Bigham contested the claim ot George
W, Jackson to 160 acres In township
10, but the latter did not appear at the
appointed time before the- officials to
sustain his claims, aod Mr, Blgham's
claim will therefore be regarded as un
disputed. W. H. Franklin and H.
Wood offered testimony before the
Oregon City land . : office- officials
touching their respective, claims to
another 160 acres In township 10, but
as it will be necessary for the register
and receiver to go over the papers
and evidence submitted, a decision
may not be given out for some weeks
or montbs.
The following real estate trans
fers have been filed at the recorder's
office: ' Marion : Elliott and wife to
Fred 8. Elliott, all interest in Elliott
estate, $1989. . Robert L. Glass tp
Lewis A. Hartleyl 40 acres south of
Corvallis, $100. Lulu P- Tom to
Sarah Kimball 5 acres in Alsea. $300
D B Irvine and : wife to . Nancy E
Felger, Lot 11. Blk 1 Co. Add,
$700. James K Gray to Harrfet
Sheasgreen, one half interest In two
lots blk 2, $1200. Harriet Sheasgreen
to FP Sheasgreen, same, property,
$1200, Plutarch Lewis and wife to
John S Moore, one half interest in
Patent Hair Tonic. $10. -
N. P. Petereon, . formerly o f Cor
vallis, left for his home at Fomeroy
yesterday, after a brief business left
in town. He is in the elevator, busi
ness at Pomeroy. A million bushels
of grain was shipped out of that town
last year, and three times as much
from the county. The production of
grain in that section is amazing in its
proportions. - Pomeroy is soon to be
the scene ot a trial In Which a woman
is charged with murder under the
strangest of all strange circumstances.
The body of her husband was found
buried under a tree In the dooryard.
Her son bas fled. She Is In jail, and
the' trouble Is to prove that she is
guilty. ,
If you contemplate having Dr.
test vour eyes for glasses ' don't
the dates, March, 11, u & if.
Lowe
f 01 get
A Hundred and Seven are Candidates
For Places on Track Team.
A hundred and seven men, with
others yet to report, are candidates
for places on the QAC track team
The number is two or three times
as large as ever before, and is prob
ably three or four times as , great
as at any other institution in Ore
gon. : It indicates that enthusiasm
with reference to - track athletics
is - greater than it ever was before,
two or three times over,and is nn
questionably occasioned by the con
fidence of the men in Director
Trine, who is to have charge of the
training.. r If,., under the circuni
stances, tne men aon t do winning
work in the coming games' it . will
be more than curious. . :
. - Director Trine met his men for
the rst time Thursday afternoon,
A hundred and seven of them ready
and eager for the fray, were seated
and waiting for him in one of the
rooms at the college when he en
tered. A demonstration that al
most knocked the well known
trainer off his feet, followed. The
flattering.character of the reception
was enough to bring smiles' to the
face of any recipient, and was not
lost on Mr Trine. ' When it was
concluded, the new director deliv
ered a short lecture on the general
care of the body, , how to begin
training, what bad habits to for
swear, ana otner , preliminary in
structions', t Then followed a reg
istration 01 men tor ; tne various
events, with the following results
100 yard dash, 22 men;. 220 dash,
I3J 44. 15; half mile run, 33; mile
run 33; 120 hurdle, five; 220 hurdle
five; hugh jump seven; pole vault,
12; hammer, five: discus, eight,
shotput, eight. ' - - '' v
The muster roll includes, nearly
all of the place-takers in last year's
team, and a very large number of
new men, " Inexperience of the
new material is a drawback, but in
the hands of so competent a trainer,
this is more than atoned for, by the
quality and amount. Director Trine
is delighted with the situation, and
hopes for successful results. '
i Notice. of Final Settlement, v :
In the matter of the estate ot Elda J. Elliott, de-
Notice tshetebr clveiithat T. TCrnest Elliott.
as adminiftrat r with the wUl annexed of the
estate ot Elda J. Elliott; deceased, have filed
my final account aMsur.h nrim1niRt.rn.f-.nr with the
clerk ot the countv court of Benton county, state
of Oregon, and the sUtd court has fixed Mon
day the 6th day o! April, M)3, at the hour of
2 o'clock fn the afteriioonTof said day as the
ume, ana tue county court room In - the court
house at Corvallis, Oregon, as the place f or
bearing any and all objections to the said ac
count, and for eetUement thereof .
JJatea, March 6, 1903. - - -
: ' - FRKF.ST U I.TTOTT.
Administrator with the will annexed of the es
tate 01 Jtioa i, Jtuiott, deceaeeo,
Dr. Lowe rs an optician has had over
16 years of experience and as an optician
has been coming to Corvallis for the
past 10 years. Yon will, make no ' mis
take when you have him - test ' your
eyes.
Lost. -On
Jefferson street, a purse contain
ing small change and a thimble Finder
pleaee-return same to Times office. ,
ho . have
Is the VerdiQt of the general public m Urr
' "critically examined any part of our tig- stock
Not a Dissenting Opinion. That is vhy
fidently bid for your trade, as we believe .i:i
others. Once a customer always a frieiKi.
Sn for . One Week we are coin to c ffc
Stock pf . -
Ladies' White Muslin Undergarments si areduc
tion of 20J percent.
we o jeon
rj.'.j makes
' ,--.A.''
- oar Entire
Regular .75 prices at .60
Regular $1.00 prices at .80
Regular 1.25 prices at.....'. ..$1.00
Regular $1.55 prices a?
Regular
Regular
2.00 prices si M 1
-. l-.Ort
Next week, Thursday, j Fridav and
Saturday. Dr. Lowe, the well known oc-nlo-opticion
will be in Corvallis: He
4oes not go from house to bonseno
first class optician ever does. See him
at the Occidental hotel. -
2.5G fmu at
As our goods are marked iu plain figures v-1' can tea,( iy
see the original selling price, which is min-ti ksthanpr'
usually asked by dealers in larger cities for Ihw samo tia
of goods.
u
SEE WINDOW DISPLAY-
At KLINE'S,
The White House,
Rfgulalor
i Um pries b.-
For Sale and rade.
I desire to trade a go-cart, in good con
dition, for a child's buggy. I also have
for sale a first class Singer sewing ' ma
chine and a large show ease. '
- - Mrs. C. W, Young, Corvallis.
Fresh Cooked Crabs.
One half dozen for 30 cents. Neatly
packed in light boxes and delivered at
express office in Newport. Four' boxes
or less shipped to one address will cost
but 35 jCents for expressage. Address
orders to
W'. G. Emery, Newport, Ore. -
Y
t,iven that th"-i-the
county tresu'
"rdera endorsee-
Call far Warrants.
Notice- is here lv
money on hau :l 1
office to pay a'i I
marked not pni'l f t want of funds ui
and incSiadius tJMVfa 6f August 5U1 .3
Interest will ij- stuipped. on same i- -this
date. ' ' - v . '
Dated Corvai iii. Mar 1903.
W. A Buchanan
Treasurer of Button Couiity, Oregon
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I Our, Dress Goods MoM: i
Comprises ready-selling materials, at popular prices, in: new
-. . - and fashionable weaves and colorings. '
' - Large assortment of,?
COLORED ALPACAS
Flake - Suitings, Ktamines, Granite Cloth, Melrose,
New Weaves in Black Dress Goods.
Fancy
Waistings.
Our. Line of Fancy Waistings is complete. We have them
in whitej ornamented with heayy stripes 27-inch A. F. C.
Gingham, novelty weaves, fancy stripes, at 10 cents per yard.
We carry a full line ot W. B. Corsets. Our three Leaders
are, 50-cent Girdles, Extended Hip at $1.00 and SLgO, and
Erect Form, , .. . .
Top Round Shoes for Men.
Always $3.00, never less. Ask for 9 Top Round anci you
will be shown the season's latest styles. Unexcelled in style,
material and "workmanship.- Absolutely guaranteed (fejevery
particular. Sold only by - . , ' - V .V " -
V. L. IHillert Corvallis, oregoii.